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What Colorado AI Law's Major Rewrite Means For Employers

Colorado's landmark law regulating employers' use of artificial intelligence tools was recently replaced with a na... (more story)

What's Next After Justices' Last-Mile Driver Arbitration Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Flowers Foods v. Brock, refusing to narrow the scope of a Federal Arbi... (more story)

7 Ways Va. Employers Can Prep For New Noncompete Limits

As of July 1, Virginia noncompete agreements with employees fired without "cause" must provide "severance benefits... (more story)

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Arbitrator Rules USPTO Violated Law By Ending Telework

An arbitrator ruled Monday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "committed a clear and patent breach" of agreements with the union representing some of its employees when the office eliminated telework ar... (more story)

Ex-Boilermakers Leaders Convicted In Embezzlement Case

A pair of former International Brotherhood of Boilermakers officials violated federal racketeering law by embezzling millions of dollars from the union to fund lavish trips, meals and payouts, a federal jury in Kansas held.

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House OKs Bill To Expedite First Union Contracts

A bill that would empower neutrals to impose collective bargaining agreements when union negotiations stall moved a step closer to law Tuesday in a bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Ascend Cannabis Workers In Illinois Back Strike Option

Cannabis workers at multistate operator Ascend Wellness Holdings have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after more than a year of bargaining for their first contract, according to an announcement by t... (more story)

Amazon-Teamsters Bargaining Dispute To Stay In 5th Circ.

Amazon has won its bid to keep a New York-based fight with the Teamsters in the Fifth Circuit, with a three-judge panel rejecting a request by National Labor Relations Board prosecutors to transfer the union-r... (more story)

NLRB Lets A&E Affiliate Fight Supervisor Unionization

A National Labor Relations Board official erred by finding that certain producers at an A&E Network-affiliated company could join a union, the NLRB ruled, saying the official didn't give A+E Factual Production... (more story)

The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

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Former XAI Engineer Says He Was Fired Over Safety Warnings

A former engineer at Elon Musk's xAI claims he was fired after repeatedly raising concerns about safety, discriminatory bias and other risks associated with the artificial intelligence company's chatbot Grok, ... (more story)

DC Circ. Reopens Ex-Energy Dept. Worker's Muslim Bias Suit

A split D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday revived a former U.S. Department of Energy economist's lawsuit claiming her managers micromanaged and harassed her because she's Muslim, ruling her pro se status should've... (more story)

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EEOC's Pro-Disparate Impact Approach Unlawful, DOJ Says

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's long-standing stance toward disparate impact — a theory of liability premised on seemingly neutral policies having discriminatory effects — is unconstitutiona... (more story)

Coach Says School District Fired Him For Racism Complaints

A Colorado school district discriminated and retaliated against a Black basketball coach when it terminated him for raising concerns about racism within the district, the former employee alleged in Colorado federal court.

NY Hospital Beats Fired Worker's FMLA Retaliation Suit

A New York federal judge tossed a suit Tuesday from a former hospital worker who said she was discouraged from taking pregnancy-related leave and later fired, ruling she lacked evidence that her termination wa... (more story)

Fired Aide Tells Justices DA Invoked Bias Carveout Too Late

The Eleventh Circuit ignored civil procedure standards when it said the district attorney's office in Fulton County, Georgia, could argue that a former top aide's position was exempt from anti-bias law, the fi... (more story)

Ex-Zydus Unit Exec Alleges 'Second-Class Citizen' Treatment

A female executive at Zydus Pharmaceuticals' pet health unit said in New Jersey federal court that she was treated as a second-class citizen by her male counterparts, claiming she was constructively discharged... (more story)

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Phillips 66 Workers Seek $4M Atty Fees In $12.5M Wage Deal

Phillips 66 employees who reached a $12.5 million settlement to resolve their wage-and-hour class action over unpaid don-doff time and missed breaks have asked a California federal judge to grant their attorne... (more story)

Ill. Wage Law Doesn't Mirror Fed. Work Limits, 7th Circ. Says

Illinois wage law does not incorporate a federal test limiting compensable work to tasks performed primarily for an employer's benefit, the Seventh Circuit held Tuesday, reviving Amazon warehouse workers' clai... (more story)

9th Circ. Says UPS Wage Suit Arbitration Order Is 'Clear Error'

The Ninth Circuit directed a district court on Tuesday to vacate an order that forced a former UPS driver to arbitrate her wage claims against the shipping solutions chain, saying the lower court committed "cl... (more story)

Whole Foods Staff Worked Meal Breaks Unpaid, Suit Says

Whole Foods Market forced workers to perform duties during meal breaks, manipulated time records to underpay wages, and blocked employees from leaving the premises during rest periods, according to a lawsuit b... (more story)

Health Tech Exec Defends $430K Wage Suit

A former healthcare data platform chief strategy officer urged a North Carolina federal court to keep his $430,000 wage and commissions suit intact, arguing he has alleged enough ties to keep the case in the s... (more story)

Payment Co. Omitted Pay Info From Job Posts, Suit Claims

Payment processor Vendara routinely omitted pay and benefits information from job postings in violation of Washington state law, an applicant has claimed in a proposed class action, alleging the missing inform... (more story)

7th Circ. Says Wis. County Jail Must Face Forced Labor Suit

The Seventh Circuit revived a lawsuit alleging Kenosha County forced civil immigrant detainees housed at its jail to do unpaid janitorial work or be punished, ruling Friday the forced labor statute doesn't all... (more story)